CNY 2015

I realised this is my first blog for 2015. The family was very busy preparing for CNY for the past few weeks.

 

We were at home doing the final clearing on除夕 before leaving for both parents’ home for reunion dinner.

 

We had cake for breakfast for 初一 before leaving for house visiting which ended at around 3pm. We decided to catch Ah Boys to Men 3 movie at AMK hub as Parents helped to take care of Aleric.

 

Mrs made a last minute decision to catch midnight movie The King of Mahjong on初二. So, we bought tickets in the morning at Seletar Mall and breakfast from Kopitiam before visiting relatives. We were lucky to get the God of Fortune car figuring. Aleric surprised us during the midnight movie as he sat quietly watching the movie with us. Sometimes, we are really amazed by his behaviour. The little Shen has brought the family a lot of joy of laughter.   

 

We continued relative house visiting on初三 noon and had Grassroot reunion dinner at night. It was our first time having reunion dinner in the constituency. The weather was quite hot though the food and drink was nice.

The family went to Shunfu for brunch in 初四 and stayed at home the whole day thereafter.

 

The long CNY holiday passed fast but it was a great 5 days of holiday – a break from work and good time to meet up with relatives.

Changi Aiport Christmas Celebration '14

The family walked around Changi Airport on Saturday night to experience the Christmas celebration in the airport. Changi Airport is having Mickey-Minnie Christmas theme this year and is selling $3 Mickey / Minnie posh toy for every $60 spent in the airport. I got my leather shoes there in order to purchase one for Aleric.

Legoland Holiday

It had been a hectic and tough year for the family. We finally managed to arrange for a family holiday at Legoland in December. I think Aleric enjoyed this trip more than last year trip to Gold Coast. The trip to Legoland was quite fast from 2nd link and it was a simple staycation for the family to rest and relax. 

Family Outing - River Safari

The family visited River Safari last Sunday as Dad has tickets for family day. It was not only Aleric but also our first time there. The key attraction was the Panda Bears though I did not have the chance to take a good look too since there was a crowd trying to get a glimpse of them. 

Home Improvement 2

 

I am not a carpenter and I do not have the resources to construct baby cot for Aleric when he was a baby. However, I got the opportunity to fix up his Ikea toy shelves for him now. So, his books and toys can be kept neatly in the living room. He has been obedient learning to keep his stuffs after reading / playing and seemed to like his shelves a lot.

The family got a handful of appliances during last weekend Philips warehouse sales as our two vacuum cleaners had spoilt recently. We also purchase the Samsung robotic vacuum cleaner last week. Mrs woke up early on last Sunday morning and fixed up all the 3 wall stickers. 

Home Improvement Project

Home improvement project after our first year stay - Aleric's decorated door, bean bag, yet to fix up Aleric's toy shelves and new laundry bags.

At Lola's Cafe

I had not been updating the family blog for a while as I have been really busy for the past few months juggling work, school and family. Exam is in end November / early December. I will be a free man after 4 December.

We managed to get the parking lot just outside the cafe this morning, had a very filling breakfast before driving Mrs to work.